Re: statically linked precompiled expect binary for solaris

From: Darren Dunham (ddunham_at_redwood.taos.com)
Date: 10/28/03 

Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 16:04:46 GMT

In comp.unix.solaris lvirden@yahoo.com wrote:

> According to Darren Dunham <ddunham@redwood.taos.com>:
> :In comp.unix.solaris TingChong <ma7777772@hotmail.com> wrote:
> :> I am looking for a statically linked precompiled expect

> :Most importantly, statically linked programs are *very* fragile in the
> :face of system updates.

> Weird - thinking back, I think I've found the opposite to be much more
> common - apps delivered by vendors, etc. with dynamic libraries or
> even ones built in house, but with one machine at a different set of
> patches than others, resulting in the app requiring shared libraries of
> specific versions that don't exist elsewhere. Whereas with statically
> linked apps, things seem to work.

I am speaking only of Solaris provided libraries, not vendor libraries.
System updates may change structures within the kernel for instance. If
it does, then the libraries will also be updated to reflect that. With
a static build, this will not be possible. 

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Darren Dunham                                           ddunham@taos.com
Unix System Administrator                    Taos - The SysAdmin Company
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